“How do we use telemetry data and geospatial visualizations to tell stories of animal movements?”

About: The Ocean Tracking Network TRACKATHON allows participants to explore data generated by marine animals carrying acoustic and satellite tracking tags. In their raw form, these data are difficult to interpret by the layperson on whom these data ultimately impact. Visualizations enable rapid and effective comprehension of complicated data sets, concepts and patterns, and engage users on a profound level to influence understanding and change.

Goals: Leverage visualization tools to discover and create new insights into acoustic telemetry data. Users can explore the foraging behaviour of Atlantic grey seals, residency patterns of blue sharks, spawning migrations of American eels, and migration strategies of Pacific salmon.